Organizers Gearing Up For Arts, Beats & Eats
The beats are a big draw, to the tune of 400,000 attendees expected this year at the event that celebrates the best in art, music and food in metro Detroit.
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The beats are a big draw, to the tune of 400,000 attendees expected this year at the event that celebrates the best in art, music and food in metro Detroit.
It's meant to make it easier for United States and Canadian officials to work both sides of the border and reduce the likelihood of terrorists crossing the border.
Detroiter Edith Payne, who was 12 at the time, was among the throngs there that day in 1963 protesting racism and joblessness. She remembers the crowds, the heat, the songs -- and the speech.
The late rapper-producer J Dilla will be honored this fall when his uncle opens a store devoted to the ring-shaped cakes.
They have messages like "ALERT: NUT ALLERGY" and other critical information.
Selden was driving a tow truck on I-96, just west of Milford, when a car allegedly swerved across three lanes of traffic, causing a semi-truck to lock up its brakes. Unable to swerve, Selden hit the truck, police said.
Rob DeWit is president and CEO of the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Kalamazoo. The Southwest Michigan Innovation Center is a business incubator and accelerator for life science companies. The center celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and has about 75 percent of its lab space and nearly all of its office space occupied. The center initiated its Launch MI Lab, a fully equipped and staffed bioscience laboratory, in late 2012. Five companies have graduated from the center and moved on to become successful startups. Responsible for hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars added to the local economy, the center is expanding its offerings with a $600,000 Michigan Strategic Fund grant awarded in 2012. DeWit has 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry starting with the Upjohn Co. and serving the legacy companies in a variety of roles until retiring from Pfizer in 2008 as the R&D site lead in Kalamazoo. In addition to his continuous association with drug safety activities, DeWit led a complete preclinical laboratory in Japan for two years, participated in global acquisition team work, and represented safety interests for consumer health care, manufacturing quality assurance teams, and the animal health divisions of the various companies. He also aided research and leadership functions in the United Kingdom. DeWit started his career with Warner-Lambert/Parke Davis in Ann Arbor. He received his bachelor of science degree from Calvin College and his doctorate in toxicology from the University of Michigan. More at http://www.ltu.edu/leaders/bio_082013.asp
Prosecutor Eric Smith said the boy's mother is beside herself.
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